Delicious - Sustainable - Diverse

Family owned & operated small farm in rural Northern Idaho

Lavender

In 2017, we will be planting over 1,500 lavender plants of the following varieties. We have selected varieties that are good for all types of uses including fresh arrangements, dried, culinary, potpourri, and for essential oils. Our harvest in 2017 will be scant. In 2018, it will be small. For 2019, it should be a good harvest. Please contact us for questions about availability.

Lavendula x intermedia Varieties (Lavandins)

Lavender Plant Care

What do we apply to our lavender plants? Our heavy clay soils are not conducive to good lavender growth, so we till in fine gravel (and sand, when available) from local quarries. We then till in compost composed of manure from our livestock, decomposed straw, and spilled feed hay. No other fertilizers, herbicides, or sprays are applied. To eliminate competition, which lavender does not like, I put down weed barrier held in place by more gravel from a local quarry. The barrier stays in place and the lavender receives no other sprays or treatments other than the initial soil amendment prior to planting.